Historical Events
- Jul 1 9th US Postmaster General: John McLean of Ohio takes office; appointed by President Monroe on June 26, not confirmed by US Senate until December 9)
- Jul 1 United Provinces of Central America declares itself independent of Mexico and Spain
- Jul 2 Bahia Independence Day: the end of Portuguese rule in Brazil, with the final defeat of the Portuguese crown loyalists in the province of Bahia
Famous Birthdays
- Jul 16 James Isham Gilbert, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 1884)
- Jul 18 Leonard Fulton Ross, American lawyer, probate judge, and Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Lewistown, Illinois (d. 1901)
- Jul 19 George Henry Gordon, American lawyer and Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Charlestown, Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1886)
- Jul 23 Coventry Patmore, English poet and critic (The Angel in the House), born in Essex, England (d. 1896)
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